# Amputations at Unified Brands, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021730` · 2/15/2019 · BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Pots, pans, trays
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Unified Brands, Inc.
- **Location:** 1055 Mendell Davis Drive, BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI, 39272
- **NAICS:** 333318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to repair a machine used to flip kettles. A screw had broken in the pivot block, causing a kettle to get stuck; the employee was using a hoist to lift the kettle to reduce tension in order to remove the kettle. The kettle fell onto his hand, amputating the tip of his right thumb.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*